Cowboys Give Spencer's No. 93 to Ben Gardner

The move strongly suggests that the Cowboys will let Anthony Spencer walk in free agency

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In a strange development on Monday, a seemingly innocuous Instagram post by a Cowboy who has yet to appear in a regular season game may have unintentionally given us a firm indication that the team intends to let veteran defensive end Anthony Spencer walk in free agency.

Ben Gardner was selected in the seventh round of the 2014 draft out of Stanford. His rookie season ended before it began when, in August, he underwent surgery to repair torn ligaments in his left shoulder.

After appearing in just one game in 2013 before undergoing microfracture surgery on his knee, a serious procedure that kept him sidelined three games into the 2014 season, Spencer had something of a comeback campaign last year. He finished 22 tackles, a half a sack, a pass defensed and a forced fumble.

But if the Cowboys had any intention of keeping Spencer, we sincerely doubt they would have already given his number away.